You may want to visit a few places before making a final decision.

For me, when I visit a city, I already know that economically, the city is poised to grow (is growing) and economically moving in the right direction.

Visit a few areas that tickle your fancy or you've heard good things about in Philadelphia and narrow down your options by your gut feeling and conditions you see.

We also want to own something we would like to visit a couple of times of the year.  

I went out to Houston from New York last week to visit a friend.

Maybe go visit a couple properties.  

., resident on this site.I would suggest that you visit a Mortgage Broker to see if you can obtain a loan.Are you trying to purchase a SF or a multi family for your first home?

Hello Seasoned Investors,During my first visit as a newbie to my county sheriff sale website few min back (I went to familiarize myself for potential future foreclosure investments) I found a property virtually next door to where I live and I in fact I know the owner as well.Few facts taken from the website before I type my questions:The Case Type is: Complaint In Mortgage Foreclosure.Somehow the current appraisal price is way too low than I would expect.The most recent docket text states: COURT ORDER IN REAGRDS TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO REASSESS DAMAGES ON 01/31/2014 TO XXXX AND SHERIFFS OFFICE ATTN: YYYYThe sale date is listed as postponed to 4/30/14.Not sure how to approach this given I am new to all this and was not anticipating such a sweet deal which I could manage so easily as 'buy and hold' goal for this year.Things I am not sure about:1.

One broker I was using suggested I visit a particular home that had been on the market for over 18 months without an offer.

I would lose my sleep if I had property across the country which I cannot physically visit as often as I liked.